Pieces to purchase / 3D printing ?

seb283

I’ve played A&A Global 1940 several times with my group and would be interested in investing some cash into this game, but when looking at it, it looks hard to get enough pieces of each type and nation, plus the markers which look insufficient in their box. It 's impossible to get all what we need out from their site, it seems.
So…
Do you have some tricks how to do it? Is there another supplier where to purchase the missing pieces from? If not, what about 3D printing everything so that I don’t need to use/paint the units from my A&A 1940 box? Does anybody know a post/guide how to deal with it?
Thanks for the help
Seb

Rebhot

Have you checked out Historical Board Gaming? They carry tons of markers, tokens, additional pieces and sculpts for Axis and Allies and Global War. I think they will be right up your alley for what you are looking for.

GeneralHandGrenade

I did a video series on building the game. For the most part I state where you can get the pieces that you need.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXHm3hvGKezjKWiTMfYwA88n_SmW0B8Vd

seb283

Hi General,
Yes I’ve watched them, and I’m very grateful for that. I’ve seen how you’ve done it, which required several A&A boxes (I have only the 2 A&A 1940 boxes), paint the pieces (which I’d like to avoid if possible), and spend quite a lot of money (looks like several hundreds of $). Maybe a 3D-printing of the missing pieces would be a solution with already-coloured base materials? Anyway, I find this game very appealing although a bit discouraged because of the pieces availability/price.
Cheers,
Seb

Munck

You don’t need to paint anything.

But you need a couple of $100’s of extra pieces besides your A&AG40 pieces for this game.

Undercover Rabbit

Start here with “Needed Unit”
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/assets/images/HBG%20Games/Global%20Games/1936/Rules/GW1936%20Neede%20Pieces.pdf

Rules
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Download-Rules-for-GW-1936_c_660.html

Global War 1936-1945 Map
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Global-War-1936-1945-Variant-Map_p_2029.html

Use what you have to fill in for the major Axis and major Allies.
Buy the other units here.
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/HBG-Battle-Pieces_c_11.html

Another option is to buy and paint A&A units for minors
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Axis-Allies-Pieces_c_102.html

Marker Set
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Markers-for-Global-War-1936-1945_p_2156.html

Base Unit Set to add in the standard specialty units
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces–Global-War-1936-Base-Set_p_2499.html

Factory Set for Major, Medium and Minor Factory Sculpts
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/1940-factory-set-48set_p_2806.html

12 sided dice, D12s
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/12-Sided-Dice_c_100.html
http://www.gamescience.com/D12–12-Sided-Dice-_c_18.html

a few 6 sided dice, D6s
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/6-Sided-Dice_c_83.html
http://www.gamescience.com/D6–6-Sided-Dice-_c_14.html

Printed and Bound Color rule book optional. That is if you don’t want to print one from the free pdf.
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/GW1936-Rules-Booklet_p_2917.html

Spanish Civil War Expansion Set. Highly recommended by players of GW1936 and gives you units for Spanish Civil War.
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Spanish-Civil-War-1936-Expansion-Set_p_2121.html

ICING ON THE CAKE:
Expansion Sets
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Expansion-Sets-_c_576.html

3D Expansion Sets
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/3D-printed-Expansion-Sets_c_585.html

Extra Battle Boards and Build Charts to put on the other side of table.
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Play-Aids-for-Global-War-1936-1945_p_2157.html

Historical Board Gaming’s Shapeways Store
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/historicalboardgaming

Combat Miniatures, a source for 3D facilities and 1/72 infantry for specialty units
https://combatminiatures.org/

Battle Buck
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Bucks_c_12.html
or
IPC Poker Chips
http://iwillnevergrowup.com/shop/index.php?route=product/search&search=ipc

War Torn Flight Stands #1!
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=40716.msg1724787#msg1724787
or
Metal Flight Stands
http://iwillnevergrowup.com/shop/flightstand?search=flight%20stands
or
Litko Flight Stands
https://litko.net/collections/flight-stands-1

Work on the core needs for the game, and then expand of it as you have time and money.